Ritter recalled Putin's words at an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Then the Russian leader said that Russia intends to modernize the entire military component of the state "calmly, rhythmically, without any fuss."
“This tactic (voiced by Putin. -
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) suggests that Russia will not be exhausted, unlike the West,” RIA Novosti quotes Ritter.
He added that Western countries have now completely “emptyed their warehouses” in order to supply weapons to Ukraine.
Earlier, Putin said that Russia is spending military supplies, but the difference with the military-industrial complex of Ukraine is huge, Kyiv will soon have no stocks left.